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Library     Themes     Death

Death

Choose a discussion question below to see our collection of leveled texts.

How do people face death?

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It’s natural to be afraid of what we don’t know. The problem with death is that nobody is here to tell us what it’s like. Death is a common theme in the literary canon because it is a universal experience. How do people deal with their own impending death and that of their loved ones? How can literature help us come to terms with our own mortality?

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